Tiếng Việt · Proverb Candidate

Đàn bà năm bảy đàn bà, chồng dặn mua gà đi mua cuốc con

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Meaning · English

Women are unpredictable and prone to changing their minds

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

Phụ nữ khó đoán và hay thay đổi ý định

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Literally: wife seven wives, husband tells to buy chicken but buys hoe

Examples

Anh ấy bảo vợ đi mua gà nhưng cuối cùng vợ lại mua cuốc con vềHe told his wife to buy chicken, but she ended up buying a small hoe instead

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Sources & notes

Headword listed in the vdict.com proverb dictionary index (discovery source; headword only — no source content copied). Entered as candidate 2026-08-05; definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-08; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “Đàn bà năm bảy đàn bà, chồng dặn mua gà đi mua cuốc con” mean?

Women are unpredictable and prone to changing their minds Literally: wife seven wives, husband tells to buy chicken but buys hoe

Is “Đàn bà năm bảy đàn bà, chồng dặn mua gà đi mua cuốc con” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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